Excuses

[oldscool]

If you think you just getting general advice then put your business idea on the shelf and start something simple like a lawn service, or, something. I googled an idea and found a link. This is getting silly since you say you getting no answers and nobody can help you. Help is here and here is a link I googled. I aint speaking no more. http://www.businessinsider.com/entr...s-you-can-execute-upon-right-now-2010-12?op=1

p.s. reread my other post it is similar. Excuses

P.P.S. Read randomnumber314 post on starting a lawn service:[Almost everyone has this problem] I don´t know how to make money, help pls?

 

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[davedev]

cold calling and getting a problem is EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!
its what to do AFTER.
i cant hire ANYONE...

No Excuses

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=i found a problem how do i get people to pay me for it?

This is the 4th link. http://www.carlmattiola.com/how-to-find-problems-people-will-pay-you-to-solve-part-1/

Google-Fu Master. It takes 15 seconds to earn a black belt.

No Excuses.

EDIT

So what did we learn here? Well, if you play it right, people will pay you upfront to solve a problem. So boom, there goes the money issue.

Ok so I got the money, how do I hire people?

Hiring is a skill. Read and learn from the thousands of people who burnt their asses on that hot skillets called "Elance" and "Odesk". Google for programming tests. Join tons of podcasts. OH I KNOW.

Email Carl directly.

 

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[Gray0920]

Here are my excuses, all of which I dont understand how to overcome

why havent I started a business yet:

- no money
- no connections
- ideas are everywhere, everyone has ideas for business's, dont know what to do with an idea, where to start
- if its a physical product, how do you go about manufacturing it
- cant code, cant hire a coder, no money
- dont understand where to start
- if i had an idea for an online product, cant hire a coder to make it, it takes months to code it

i have others as well

I understand the majority of the mindset of fastlaners, despite everything I said typed. However, still dont understand how to get started. Im broke, i cant even afford to spend 10 a month to become an INSIDERS, how important is it to become an INSIDERS and have access to the INSIDERS posts?

 

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[Voracity]

I am sure you will get better advice than this, but since you've identified all of the things you can't do then you also need to identify the things you can achieve.

A lot of the things you mentioned have larger barriers of entry. But smaller opportunities have smaller barriers of entry -- such as reselling on eBay from Craigslist/Garage Sales/Estate Sales/Flea Markets. You can flip small items which don't cost a lot.

 

[oldscool]

Here are my excuses, all of which I dont understand how to overcome

why havent I started a business yet:

- no money
- no connections
- ideas are everywhere, everyone has ideas for business's, dont know what to do with an idea, where to start
- if its a physical product, how do you go about manufacturing it
- cant code, cant hire a coder, no money
- dont understand where to start
- if i had an idea for an online product, cant hire a coder to make it, it takes months to code it

i have others as well

I understand the majority of the mindset of fastlaners, despite everything I said typed. However, still dont understand how to get started. Im broke, i cant even afford to spend 10 a month to become an INSIDERS, how important is it to become an INSIDERS and have access to the INSIDERS posts?

I dont know your situation, your personality, your personal issues so I cant tell you exactly what to do ,but, I do sympathize. check out @RichKid post it may or may not help. You might dont need the inside yet. However, there are some slowlane post that they say can get you on your feet for free, so look around and see if any of those fit where you are.

 

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[MorgothBauglir]

You got a tonne of advice in the last thread.

 

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[YHadari]

Start with why you want to enter the fast lane first. Half the battle is won when you have the conviction that this is the road you will choose, no turning back. Afterwards no excuse will keep you in your comfort zone.

Know what you have that you can work with. Take jobs or internships to engage the market and build your connections and read daily to grow your skills and imagination. Exercise your idea muscle and keep an open mind, because what you think is the ultimate product may not be what the market wants whereas one of your overlooked ideas will be your vehicle to the fast lane

 

[oldscool]

Are you really going to start this over??

https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/excited-for-this-forum-noobie-question.52228/

oh..


P.S>. He has a job already.

 

[Gray0920]

at the point he cant afford 10 bucks a month, he needs to start at getting a job.
if he cant afford 10 bucks a month, he cant flip things on craigs list very well either, since he has to BUY before he SELLS.

getting a job will give him enough money to start someplace.

Z

I have a job...its the best job I can get without a college degree. i work 40 hours a week.

 

[Gray0920]

Start with why you want to enter the fast lane first. Half the battle is won when you have the conviction that this is the road you will choose, no turning back. Afterwards no excuse will keep you in your comfort zone.

Know what you have that you can work with. Take jobs or internships to engage the market and build your connections and read daily to grow your skills and imagination. Exercise your idea muscle and keep an open mind, because what you think is the ultimate product may not be what the market wants whereas one of your overlooked ideas will be your vehicle to the fast lane

I made the decision a long time ago. Internships...? ideas arent a problem, EVERYONE has excellent ideas everyday. Its how to start executing an idea that I dont understand, without hiring people or with money

 

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[Gray0920]

You got a tonne of advice in the last thread.

Yeah, advice, but all advice from successful people is general. It's all general advice, i dont understand the specifics. No im not asking to be spoonfed steps. I am but Im not. I just need to know how to start, thats it. You have an idea, maybe its something you can put online. what do you do...cant hire a coder, cant hire anyone. no coding skills. no marketing experience. As ive said before, i could have a billion dollar idea, but i wouldnt know what to do with it

 

[Gray0920]

View attachment 7479

I disagree
i listed the excuses i tell myself subconsciously thats holding me back

im asking for advice on how to overcome them. simple.

if alls your going to do is insult me, dont post.

 

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[Lathan]

dont post.

This is my last post here. Sorry if you found my post to be distasteful. My intention was not to attack you. Dry humor at most.

I'm no one special, but I can 100% guarantee you that you're taking the wrong approach at getting your answers. Just by reading your OP, I can tell you haven't done much reading on the forum. And if you have, it must not have sunk in the first time around. Which is okay. Read more.

I can save you a lot of time by telling you that most people on this forum will just respond by telling you to do your own work/research. It's considered offensive to ask questions when the answers are a google search away.

With that said,I do sympathize somewhat because trust me, I KNOW it can be frustrating feeling lost and confused in the beginning. I'm still in the beginning myself.


P.s. I respect the fact that you are man enough to admit you are making excuses.

 

[Gray0920]

All you're doing is complaining. No one here will help you unless you can figure out most things yourself.

How to get started?

Go to your job. Wait until you hit that point where you hate everything about your job and realize how dead-end it is. Get mad about how your future holds nothing but telemarketing unless you do something about it.

Then go start your business.

most advice im getting is completely irrelevant, i appreciate the responses but

i suppose its just plain difficult to even ask questions online because people assume that you dont know this or dont know that, people just assume everything about a person based on words being typed

i appreciate all the responses, honestly. iv every gold thread multiple times. i gave up every aspect of my life to study how to become a fastlaner.
no friends, no family, no sex, barely any food, no games, no fun, i dont have time for that crap i work 11-9:30 mon-fri, i wake up at 5am everyday to start reading

doesnt leave much time to read. If i knew how to start a business, i would, all the advice is general general. no specifics at all. i should learn to code? it would take 10 years to teach yourself how to code like a professional coder.... teaching myself how to code a little wouldnt make a difference i would still need to hire a coder, cant without money. and someone said start small go on craigslist and flip stuff. i just dont understand that at all, how is that a fastlane business plan. buy something for 15 bucks, re sell is for 20? it would take a while to sell as well, how is that worth it at all? so much info, too many kind of business's. no mentors

 

[leono]

Those excuses are not your problem. They are merely a symptom --- one symptom, not many --- of the problem.

Your problem is your mind. Your mindset is all wrong.

If you had the right mindset, the right perspective, you'd know everything you've posted thus far, in this thread, is bullshit.

Get your mindset right and all your "problems" will suddenly disappear.

Why?

Because you'd know your "problems" are merely opportunities for change. Change to make things better; change to improve your life.

But only if you fix your mindset; everything else --- the money, the idea, the connections --- can wait.

I was totally curious about life, and how people were. I found that we all had a lot in common. I hitched rides with truckers, and people in BMW's I didn't see allot of difference in people with money vs. without money, except in how they thought. it was ALL in the head. I met guys in wheelchairs who ran multimillion dollar empires, and people in great health, slaving away as a dishwasher.

the only difference between rich and poor, was what was in their head, ...

Fix your mindset and watch a miracle be performed as everything else aligns in place.

 

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[Gray0920]

Those excuses are not your problem. They are merely a symptom --- one symptom, not many --- of the problem.

Your problem is your mind. Your mindset is all wrong.

If you had the right mindset, the right perspective, you'd know everything you've posted thus far, in this thread, is bullshit.

Get your mindset right and all your "problems" will suddenly disappear.

Why?

Because you'd know your "problems" are merely opportunities for change. Change to make things better; change to improve your life.

But only if you fix your mindset; everything else --- the money, the idea, the connections --- can wait.




Fix your mindset and watch a miracle be performed as everything else aligns in place.

ok thats great, tell me, whats wrong with my mindset.

 

[leono]

This.

- no money
- no connections
- ideas are everywhere, everyone has ideas for business's, dont know what to do with an idea, where to start
- if its a physical product, how do you go about manufacturing it
- cant code, cant hire a coder, no money
- dont understand where to start
- if i had an idea for an online product, cant hire a coder to make it, it takes months to code it

i have others as well

You see those as limitations. You are perfectly capable of doing all those things. But you don't realize it. Your mindset is wrong.

 

[Runum]

Maybe I enjoy hitting my head on a brick wall, but I still think he can be helped. I remember what it's like to believe those sad thoughts. I remember how frustrating it is to think you're asking great questions, but not be.

So, I'm sorry Gray0920. I'm sorry for not being specific enough.

@Gray0920

Here's what I did and what I recommend to improve your mindset.

1. Read the following thread: The Astonishing Secrets That zen******* Never Told You... Exposed
2. Join the Gary Halbert Challenge: Gary Halbert 30 Day Challenge Copywriting Group

And funnily enough, all you've got to do is read what's recommended: the books, letters, and newsletters. Because after that, your mind can't help but change. Your mind can't help but grow. And all you did was read.

Good on you for trying. Reading words and comprehending concepts are two different things. I wish you well.

 

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[mattandshana]

Here are my excuses, all of which I dont understand how to overcome

why havent I started a business yet:

- no money
- no connections
- ideas are everywhere, everyone has ideas for business's, dont know what to do with an idea, where to start
- if its a physical product, how do you go about manufacturing it
- cant code, cant hire a coder, no money
- dont understand where to start
- if i had an idea for an online product, cant hire a coder to make it, it takes months to code it

i have others as well

I understand the majority of the mindset of fastlaners, despite everything I said typed. However, still dont understand how to get started. Im broke, i cant even afford to spend 10 a month to become an INSIDERS, how important is it to become an INSIDERS and have access to the INSIDERS posts?

I think the first thing you need to do is develop a little faith in yourself. Do some inner analysis and decide that you are good enough to succeed... once you've done that , then maybe all of the barriers that you perceive will begin to shrink and, eventually, they will become mere stepping stones to your ultimate outcome.

Best of Luck,

Matt and Shana

 

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[Gray0920]

In case you haven't figured this out yet, this is probably not the forum for you at this time of your life. You have asked a lot of questions and have received reasonable answers. You do not comprehend enough for this forum to help you. This is no insult to you, this forum is not for everyone.

Good luck on your journey.

you cant just say leave the forum because your too lost to comprehend anything
im not going anywhere pal, im obsessed
my mindset is wrong
point me in the direction that will fix my mindset.
whats wrong with my mindset.
thats like telling a 300 lb guy "go home the gym isnt for you, your mindset is wrong"

 

[Gray0920]

Ill try to be concise about this.
- No money? The forums have told you how. There's even a thread that flipped starting with $0. No it's not fastlane, but it'll get you capital.
- Need a coder? The forums have told you how. Use the search function.
- No idea? The forums have told you how. Use the search function.

Stop feeling sorry for yourself. It's not helping anyone, especially not yourself.

No one is going to give you specific answers. If you're expecting us to give you specific answers now, chances are you'll be asking for it throughout the ENTIRE process.

Good luck to you.

no monday to hire a coder
ideas are the easy part....
flipping products on ebay and craigslist to make 10 bucks for each product i actually sell...for hours of work, how is that a good idea

 

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[Gray0920]

action. go do something. fail. pick yourself up. fail. pick yourself up. fail. pick yourself up. fail. pick yourself up. you learn by failing. non of us here are going to hold your hand sir. luckily for us mj created a tool to go by. we can't answer your questions on rather you should do this or not.

fail. pick yourself up. success

I watch this every morning when I get up.

your not understanding me

i cant fail because i dont UNDERSTAND how to begin

i dont care about failure...

 

[Unknown]

at the point he cant afford 10 bucks a month, he needs to start at getting a job.
if he cant afford 10 bucks a month, he cant flip things on craigs list very well either, since he has to BUY before he SELLS.

getting a job will give him enough money to start someplace.

Z

While I agree he should get a job (apparently a better job), he could technically get free things from Freecycle or yard sales (people give away tons of stuff at the end of a yard sale) and sell them on Craigslist. He could then work his way up from there. If you have a problem selling things you got from Freecycle, then give something away on Freecycle after you've made enough money to do so.

 

[Gray0920]

BULL SHIT. It's all bullshit, everything you've typed. You're looking for someone to tell you what business to start, and how to start it. THAT IS LITERALLY THE THING NO ONE CAN TELL YOU.

You need to mature your outlook on life and the world. Do this. Take a week off of work and go shadow someone who has started their own company. I don't mean ask Mark Cuban if you can follow him around, I mean someone who owns a gas station, lawn mowing company, pet store. Someone who went from idea to business. They can tell you what they did, but that is all anyone can do. Only you can decide how you're going to build XX company.

Your b.s. excuses are boring. I bought a few people lunch and landed a job where I was taught to be a developer. I had ZERO knowledge of programming. Know how I learned? Youtube, google and building a bunch of sites and programs. I run that small internet company now, and I do it in the evenings. I also know how hard internet/software companies recruit, meaning if you actually wanted it, you'd already have it.

Flipping stuff isn't a fastlane? Why not? What is a retail company? Buy stuff for X sell for XX.

i cant afford to go buy a meal at mcdonalds. i cant call business owners and say "hey, i have questions for you, let me take you to lunch with money i dont have and grill you with questions."

remember, no money. retails companies are big...not craigslist. how would i even flip something. buy a sofa for 200, then vacuum it and resell it for 250? not understanding, also, i cant buy stuff i dont have any room to put it, honestly. my room is about the size of a jail cell, i dont have room for anything

P.S. Im not a troll. im asking questions because i want to understand how to start. and if i started a business, why WOULDNT i ask a million questions along the way, i could make terrible decisions that could set me back YEARS, when i can get help on here to prevent massive mistakes. yes i understand you have to fail and make mistakes but why not get help along the way

 

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[randomnumber314]

i cant afford to go buy a meal at mcdonalds. i cant call business owners and say "hey, i have questions for you, let me take you to lunch with money i dont have and grill you with questions."

remember, no money. retails companies are big...not craigslist. how would i even flip something. buy a sofa for 200, then vacuum it and resell it for 250? not understanding, also, i cant buy stuff i dont have any room to put it, honestly. my room is about the size of a jail cell, i dont have room for anything

P.S. Im not a troll. im asking questions because i want to understand how to start. and if i started a business, why WOULDNT i ask a million questions along the way, i could make terrible decisions that could set me back YEARS, when i can get help on here to prevent massive mistakes. yes i understand you have to fail and make mistakes but why not get help along the way

Go do something people will pay you to do. I have a hard time believing you're not a troll. This is my last post on this epic fail of a thread.

 

[Gray0920]

Say to yourself "one day I will be dead" and then see if you still give yourself excuses. Morbid yet effective. It's amazing the stimulus your mortality can provide.

I say thinks like this everyday

Before studying business and this forum Iv studied self improvement for years, so i know a few things about that

 

[Gray0920]

Newsflash. You don't need money to cold call. Google for Dane Maxwell or google for Idea Extraction Script.

By the end of this week you should have something to report to us.

I called a carpet cleaning business on Tuesday and he screamed "don't ever call me again you [fill in your choice of expletives]"

Give us some action stories.

No more of this "I can't" business.

More "This is what I did TODAY, how can I do it better?" "This is what I WILL do TOMORROW, how's that?"

You know. A plan.

An action plan.

lol I've been wanting to do that...dude

cold calling and getting a problem is EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!

its what to do AFTER.

i cant hire ANYONE...

understand...??

 

[oldscool]

No Excuses

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=i found a problem how do i get people to pay me for it?

This is the 4th link. http://www.carlmattiola.com/how-to-find-problems-people-will-pay-you-to-solve-part-1/

Google-Fu Master. It takes 15 seconds to earn a black belt.

No Excuses.

EDIT

So what did we learn here? Well, if you play it right, people will pay you upfront to solve a problem. So boom, there goes the money issue.

Ok so I got the money, how do I hire people?

Hiring is a skill. Read and learn from the thousands of people who burnt their asses on that hot skillets called "Elance" and "Odesk". Google for programming tests. Join tons of podcasts. OH I KNOW.

Email Carl directly.

I'm afraid this wont work,lol.

 

[D11FYY]

I agree this is getting ridiculous.

I laugh as well how you keep telling yourself no about the money but you only work 40 hours per week and complain about having no time or money?
You need to have a hard look in the mirror or give your self a slap.
The people here are happy to help and give advice to people who want to learn and soak it up like a sponge.
So go find a need and come back in a few weeks. Prove something to yourself and us.